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Top 10 built-in MMC Consoles (msc) and Control Panel files (cpl) in Windows 10 and Windows Server

I am used to working with built-in MMC consoles and control panel files. I know most of them by heart. I always tell my students to remember the most common ones in order to manage Windows systems …

Active Directory: Customizing the Windows 10 Taskbar and Start Menu with Group Policies

A standardized and tidy desktop is a key factor for satisfied users. In order to provide the ease of use of Windows systems in an enterprise environment it’s reasonable that the taskbar is de…

Create a bootable USB stick with PowerShell (Create-BootableUSBStick)

Creating a bootable USB stick could be a tricky task. You’ll need a tool (eg. the Windows 7 USB/DVD tool) or you have to struggle with those old cmd commands like bootsect.exe. This is now ov…

Windows Server Core: Start with PowerShell by default

Windows Server Core starts with cmd by default. Why? I don’t know. It’s annoying, because Windows Powershell is without a doubt the future of Windows system administration.

AD-Funktionsebenen im Windows Server 2016 heraufstufen

In diesem Beitrag wird das Heraufstufen der AD-Funktionsebenen Domänenfunktionsebene und Gesamtstrukturfunktionsebene beschrieben.

Retrieve the IP configuration of all Windows Servers with Get-NetIPServerInfo

In this blog post it’s all about documentation. Do you know the IP settings of your Windows servers? Do you have a documentation? If not, you’ve come to the right place. I will give you…

The many ways to start PowerShell

Most of us are used to press CTRL + R and then we type PowerShell or cmd. That’s because humans are creatures of habit. In this blog post I am going to show you much more ways to start PowerS…

Powershell: Showing the Uptime of all Windows Servers

Let’s say you want to get an overview of the uptime of all Windows servers in your domain. This is a very important information and you should have a look at the uptime of your services on a …

PowerShell: Getting Windows Defender Status from all Domain Joined Computers (Get-AntiMalwareStatus)

You are using Windows 10 and Windows Server 2016 or higher? Want to check the status of Windows Defender Anti-Malware from all computers? Then you’ve come to the right place. I’ll give …